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Top WCBD News

Matthew Perry doctor agrees to plead guilty on four counts in connection to star's death

Matthew Perry · California

Matthew Perry doctor agrees to plead guilty on four counts in connection to star's death

61% Center coverage: 336 sources

Protester killed at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was a fashion designer from ‘Project Runway’

US Politics · Salt Lake City

Protester killed at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was a fashion designer from ‘Project Runway’

62% Center coverage: 165 sources

Appeals court in San Francisco to hear arguments in National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

California Politics · Los Angeles

Appeals court in San Francisco to hear arguments in National Guard deployment in Los Angeles

56% Center coverage: 151 sources

A federal appeals court in San Francisco is scheduled to hear arguments Tuesday on whether the Trump administration should return control of National Guard troops to California after they were deployed following protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.See the Story

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FBI arrests man accused of handing out riot gear during LA anti-ICE protest

Low coverage from Left Sources

FBI arrests man accused of handing out riot gear during LA anti-ICE protest

China Strikes Cautious Tone After Trump Claims Trade Deal Is 'Done'

No coverage from Right Sources

China Strikes Cautious Tone After Trump Claims Trade Deal Is 'Done'

100% of Sources are High Factuality

Costco to open new stand-alone gas station

75% Center coverage: 16 sources

Costco · California See the Story

It May Be ‘Very Difficult’ to Find Fair Jury for Man Accused of Killing 18 People, Lawyer Says

72% Center coverage: 25 sources

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama man accused of killing 18 people in 2023 and 2024, including two mass shootings, will go to trial in April next year…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham See the Story

Suspect Flees North Charleston Police, Ditches Vehicle in Mount Pleasant

67% Center coverage: 3 sources

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – A suspect fled from police in North Charleston Tuesday night, ditching their vehicle in Mount Pleasant before escaping into the woods. Around 7 p.m., an officer attempted to stop a driver on Helm Avenue, which was going 60 miles per hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone, according to the North Charleston Police Department. The driver fled down Rivers Avenue before entering I-526 eastbound, traveling over 100 miles per hou…Mount Pleasant, South Carolina · Mount Pleasant See the Story

Coroner Identifies Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash on I-526

100% Center coverage: 2 sources

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A 37-year-old man died after being injured in a motorcycle crash over the weekend, according to the Charleston County Coroner’s Office. Kenneth Washington died on the scene at 2:14 a.m. Saturday from his injuries sustained in the crash. The single-vehicle collision happened on Interstate 526 eastbound at the Interstate 26 on-ramp westbound. The North Charleston Police Department is investigating the collision.Rosemont, California · Rosemont See the Story

West Ashley Road Reopens After Partial Closure Due to Gas Leak

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

Update: The lanes are back open. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Part of a West Ashley roadway is closed down Tuesday afternoon due to a gas leak. The eastbound lanes of Bees Feery Road by Savannah Highway are blocked off in reference to the leak, the Charleston County Sheriff's Department said. Drivers will need to find an alternate route and are encouraged t…Charleston, South Carolina · Charleston See the Story

The Charleston County Coroner identified North Charleston man who died on 1-26 on-ramp

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) - The Charleston County Coroner, Bobbi Jo O'Neal, released the name of a North Charleston man who was killed at the 1-26 on-ramp from injuries sustained in a single motorcycle collision. According to the Charleston County coroner, 37-year-old Kenneth Washington died on the scene on June 14. According to the release, Washington was the operator of the motorcycle. The North Charleston Police Department is the investigating …North Charleston · North Charleston Read Article

Judge Declares Second Mistrial in Michael Colucci Murder Case

75% Center coverage: 4 sources

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – A mistrial was declared Tuesday in the re-trial for a former Summerville jeweler accused of killing his wife in 2015. As the trial got underway in Berkeley County, Colucci’s defense team filed a motion asking the judge to throw the case out, saying the state withheld evidence for nearly a decade, including memos that, according to the defense, show his wife, Sara, had talked about taking her own life by hanging. Th…South Carolina · South Carolina See the Story

Conway Teen Expressed Support for ISIS, Obtained Plans to Make Explosive Device, SLED Says

100% Center coverage: 9 sources

CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) -- A Conway teen is facing a terrorism charge after authorities said he spent months working to join ISIS and obtained instructions on how to build a weapon of mass destruction, authorities said Wednesday. Daniel Fox Fischer, 17, was arrested June 9 by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division on one count each of threatening or conspiring to threaten real or personal property using a destructive device and possession or us…Terrorist Attack See the Story

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